Vivek R. Mehta, M.D

87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

252 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Methotrexate85 claims
2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate36 claims
3. Prednisone29 claims
4. Enbrel19 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $19.25

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Sobi, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospitals and group practices

1. Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumSitka, AK · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
3. Tanana Chiefs ConferenceFairbanks, AK

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.